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<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2596" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lifting-shadows</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/861" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">2007</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>The Authorized Dream Theater book "Lifting Shadows" will soon be available to order in a deluxe "Images And Words" special edition that includes a free CD of Dream Theater music. This limited edition comprises two hardback books that are held together in a slipcase.</p>
<p>The first of these books is entitled "Images" and is crammed with colour photos of the band, previously unseen/unused album artwork, letters, press releases and a host of other memorabilia. "Images" is printed on luxury 130gsm art paper, measures 234 x 197mm and has around 192 pages.</p>
<p>The second book, "Words", contains the definitive biography of Dream Theater. It is printed on 80gsm paper, measures 234 x 153mm and has around 384 pages. The book features all new interviews with the band and a host of others who have played their part in the rise of one of prog-metals finest bands. The book's foreword has been written by Mike Portnoy. The book cover is to be designed by legendary rock artist, Hugh Syme.</p>
<p>CD Tracklisting:</p>
<p> 1. ANOTHER WON (1985)<br />
(Original Instrumental Berklee Demo)<br />
Taken from the Ytsejam Records CD "The Majesty Demos 1985-1986"<br />
2. TWO FAR (1986)<br />
(1986 Majesty Demo)<br />
Taken from the Ytsejam Records CD "The Majesty Demos 1985-1986"<br />
3. STATUS SEEKER (1988)<br />
(Radio Remix)<br />
Previously only available as a Mechanic Records Radio Promo CD<br />
Remixed by Terry Brown<br />
4. DON'T LOOK PAST ME (1990)<br />
(Vocalist Audition Demo)<br />
Taken from the 1999 Dream Theater Fan Club CD "Cleaning Out The Closet"<br />
Music originally recorded in Feb 1990<br />
James LaBrie vocal tracks added in Oct 1999<br />
Mixed by Doug Oberkircher<br />
5. UNDER A GLASS MOON (1993)<br />
(Live At The Marquee Outtake)<br />
Previously Unreleased<br />
Recorded at the Marquee - London, England - April 23rd 1993<br />
Mixed by Doug Oberkircher<br />
6. CAUGHT IN A WEB (1995)<br />
(Live on BBC Radio One)<br />
Previously Unreleased<br />
Recorded Live on Bruce Dickinson's BBC Radio One Show - January 30th 1995<br />
7. YOU OR ME (1996)<br />
(1996 Demo)<br />
Taken from the Ytsejam Records CD "Falling Into Infinity Demos 1996-1997"<br />
8. BURNING MY SOUL (1998)<br />
(Once In A LIVEtime Outtake)<br />
Previously only available on the "Five Years In A LIVEtime DVD"<br />
Recorded at Le Bataclan - Paris, France - June 25th 1998<br />
Live Mix by Kevin Shirley<br />
9. THROUGH HER EYES (1999)<br />
(Original "Long Titanic" Arrangement)<br />
Previously only available on the end credits of "Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York"<br />
10. YOUR MAJESTY (2002)<br />
(Live in Paris)<br />
Previously Unreleased<br />
Recorded at Mutualite - Paris, France - October 23rd 2002<br />
11. METROPOLIS (2004)<br />
(Live in Los Angeles)<br />
Special Guests: Charlie Dominici and Derek Sherinian<br />
Taken from the Ytsejam Records CD "When Dream And Day Reunite"<br />
Recorded at The Pantages Theater - Los Angeles, CA - March 6th 2004</p>
<p>However, in order for the book to be published before Christmas, we need to hit a certain level of pre-orders. Currently this is around the 2000 copies mark. Indeed anything significantly less than this, and the project may well need to be adapted due to the high costs involved in producing a book of this type. Rather than ask people to part with their money at this stage, you can now register your interest in pre-ordering the book by entering your name and e-mail address. The benefit of this is that you will be the first to know when the ordering process begins (hopefully in two to three weeks time) and will be able to guarantee yourself a copy. We will e-mail you as soon as this ordering process is available. We hope that we will be able to have the books in our warehouse and ready for shipping before Christmas.</p>
<p>It is imperative therefore that you register as soon as possible if you want to buy the book, as if the number of people registering is far less than the 2000 mark, the project may be in doubt. Obviously please only register once, as we will be basing the print run on the number of registrations. However well intentioned, if we get a load of dud registrations, we will just be left with a huge bill and a load of books that will get pulped. But please feel to register twice if you plan to buy a couple of books!</p>
<p><strong>Register now at <a href="http://www.dreamtheaterbook.com/" class="bb-url">www.dreamtheaterbook.com</a><br /></strong><br />
Please note that the book will not be available in stores or at online retailers. The ONLY place you can purchase this book is via <a href="http://www.dreamtheaterbook.com/" class="bb-url">www.dreamtheaterbook.com</a>. We will be shipping worldwide in conjunction with our distributors who are based in the UK and USA.</p>
<p>The UK RRP will be £39.99 and $69.99 in the US, plus postage and packing. Please note at this time we do not have the postage costs. It has also not been decided as to whether this book will be re-issued at a later date in another format. Please spread the word among the DT community to ensure that we can maximise the level of those registering for pre-orders to ensure that this project happens!</p>
</div></div></div>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:19:12 +0000Gardens admin21606 at http://www.dreamtheater.nethttp://www.dreamtheater.net/news/authorized-dream-theater-book-register-now-40381#commentsSecond Edition of "Lifting Shadows" now available to pre-order!http://www.dreamtheater.net/news/second-edition-lifting-shadows-now-available-pre-order-40366
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/871" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">2009</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2596" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lifting-shadows</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1241" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">biography</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>The second edition of the Dream Theater biography, Lifting Shadows, is now available to pre-order!</p>
<p>Full details of this updated book can be found at <a href="http://www.liftingshadows.com/" class="bb-url">www.liftingshadows.com</a></p>
<p>For the second edition of Lifting Shadows, I've tracked down and interviewed even more people involved in the Dream Theater story. The text has also been thoroughly revised and updated. So there's also a detailed look at the making of the Black Clouds &amp; Silver Linings album, which includes all new interviews with the band. Plus I've also added an appendix which covers the numerous side projects, such as Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, OSI, G3 and other solo albums, with interviews with the likes of Neal Morse, Jim Matheos, Tony Levin and the DT guys. This is edition is also around 40% longer than the original.</p>
<p>As you might know, the original, two book, one CD special edition set has now completed sold out. As that was sold strictly on the basis that it was a limited print run, the publishers have rightly decided not to reissue that. They are however producing a new limited edition version as there are people who want something more special than just a hardback. So there are two versions of the book on sale.</p>
<p>The Classic Edition of the book is a standard hardback version. If you imagine the "Words" book of the first edition, expanded by 40%, with 8 pages of colour photos.</p>
<p>The second of these is the Limited Edition book, which is bound in real leather. This contains the same text as the Classic Edition and also has 8 pages of colour photos. The print run is limited to 2000 copies and each copy is hand signed by myself.</p>
<p>The books are being published by Essential Works who printed the first edition of the book. All sales of the book will also be made via their website.</p>
<p>The book is priced as follows:</p>
<p>Classic Edition:</p>
<p>This retails at $28.95 in the US, £17.99 in the UK and EU plus shipping. Those of you who bought the first edition will shortly be receiving an email from Essential Works offering you a 25% discount off the retail price as a "thank you" for your support in getting the first edition off the ground. But even if you did not buy the first edition, for a limited time, those of you pre-ordering will be entitled to a discount of 15% off the retail price.</p>
<p>Limited Edition:</p>
<p>This version retails at £30 in the UK and EU, and $50 in the US plus shipping. Due to the high production costs, low production run and the price already being kept as low as possible, there will be no discount available for this version of the book.</p>
<p>Full details of all the ordering process, details of shipping charges, a list of FAQ and other details on the book can be found at <a href="http://www.liftingshadows.com/" class="bb-url">www.liftingshadows.com</a></p>
</div></div></div>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:54:33 +0000Gardens admin21591 at http://www.dreamtheater.nethttp://www.dreamtheater.net/news/second-edition-lifting-shadows-now-available-pre-order-40366#comments